Carpet-holding frame.



PATENTBD 00Lb 2s,l 190s.

G. w. sTIoKLB. GARPBTHOLDING' FRAME. APPLIOLTION FILED DBO. 4. 1906.'

UNITED sTATns-" Y 'GEORGE w. 'sTIcKLn oF sT. ALBANs,I VERMONT. l f CAF:PET-i-lolrblNG. FRAME.

, The invention consists in the and combination of mechamcal elements constituting the. stretching and holding mechanism, substantially as hereinafter de- I width of the rugor carpet i' before it istaken then hooked to the loops scribed and claimed.

Figure l is a perspective view of the entire stretching-frame and adjuncts with a carpet or rug applied thereto. vation of one of the corner-supports.

Let A represent a roller which is lon enough to take on a carpet or rug of the desired length. To this rollerloops or securing devices B are attached at frequent intervals, and preferably such securing devices are longitudinally movable on the roller.

The character of the loops B is not very material, so that they afford opportunity for the ready attachment of straps C. Hoops of thin metal or leather, with either hooked or perforated ends, will answer the purpose.

Straps C C are somewhat longer than the which is to be cleaned. The straps are spread on the rug up from the floor and secured by means of safety-pins p or other convenient attaching devices. The straps C lare B, and the straps and rug are rolled up about the roller A. Said roller A is easily detachable from the standards which support it. while stretching the rug and from its crank and other accessories.

When the roller A (with the rug and straps rolled thereon) is taken to the place where the carpet is to be beaten, the journals on the roll A are applied to bearings in standards D D. These standards D D project from bases E E and are suitably braced, as at F F. Loops G on the bases of the standards are held by stakes H, ywhich stakes are driven into the ground.

The ends of straps C not secured to the roller A aresecured to the bar I by attachment-to pins Vor buttons K thereon.

"Specic'aton of Letters Patent. applicati@ fiieaneceabr 4., 1905. f serial N01.- 290.303.

Fig/2 is a side ele-.

When it #Patented @aaa-i906.

' i The bar Kis-'heldagainst rotation upright standards DID/'4.v r Clamps-'d dA will serve to vsecure barI to said standards. f vThe'f-standardsD2l D2ire'rigidlyeheld on small trucks M, which trucks are provided with loops G, by which they may be staked down. This, however, is usually unnecessary, as braces O O are hinged to the standards D2 D2, and the lower end of each of these hinged braces rests on the ground. Straps c c connect the hinged braces O-O to the roller A and will wind up as the roller is wound.

` When the carpet or rug 1 is spread on the frame as in Fig 1, that part next the roll A may be beaten or cleaned and then rolled up on the roller, said roller being held against backward movement by a pawl S on the standard D engaging a ratchet T on the roller.l The roller is Yturned by crank V. is desired to beat a part of the carpet or rug farther removed from the roller thany "can be easily reached, the iirst ends of the straps and carpet' are wound on the roller A and the roller is held by pawl S from giving back. The trucks M are ofcourse moved along as the carpet is wound, being released for the purpose.

When the carpet is fully wound on roller A, said roller can be released from its bearings and replaced end for end. This will permit the carpet or ru' to unroll and resume the position of Fig. 1, ut turned over so as to present the reverse side for cleaning or beat- 1n gIt will be possible to ship the rug or carpet in convenient manner when rolled on roller A whether the bar I be present or not.

The draft on straps c c as the roller is wound not only releases the braces O, but draws along the trucks'. The braces O are preventedl from swinging out too far by a cross-bar on m the truck M.

What I claim is- PATENT oFFIGE.-

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chine consisting essentially of a pair of standards and means for holding them upright, a roller journaled in said standards, a pairof trucks, and a bar supported on said trucks, and straps connecting said'bar to the roller.

2. The combination, 1n a carpet-stretching machine, of a rollerV and movable attachments for securing a number of straps thereto in spaced relation, standards in which the roller is journaled, a movable bar, straps connecting said bar to the strap-holding attachments on the roller, bearings for the roher,

and a ratchet and paWl operating on the roller to hold it against rotation.

3.. In a carpet-stretching machine, a carpet-ho1ding roller suitably journaled, straps extending from said roller, a bar to which said straps are attached, and trucks, supporting said bar, all combined.

'4. In a carpet stretching machine, the combination of a roller suitably supported in bearings, straps extending from said'roiler, a bar sustaining the ends of the straps remote 

